Events that happened in 1981 #onthisday #otd #history #twitterstorians #dh

in 1981

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Bruce Jenner

married

Linda Thompson

in 1981

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Diego Maradona

in 1981

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Angus Young

in 1981

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John Rhys-Davies

with

Harrison Ford

in 1981

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Robin Williams

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

20.58333333,-100.4

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Donald Sutherland

in 1981

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Christoph Waltz

in 1981

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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

with

Frank Sinatra

in 1981

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Meryl Streep

in 1981

at: (

40.66666667,-73.93333333

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in 1981

at: (

50.45,30.5166

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with

Bill Murray

in 1981

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John Paul II

in 1981

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Ginette Reno

in 1981

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Martin Scorsese

in 1981

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Adam Ant

in 1981

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Duran Duran

in 1981

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in 1981

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Jacques Villeneuve (elder)

in 1981

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Sammy Davis Jr.

with

Dean Martin

in 1981

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Diana Spencer

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

60,-95

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Adam Ant

in 1981

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Jessica Lange

in 1981

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Francois Truffaut

in 1981

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Bill Gates

in 1981

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in 1981

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Harrison Ford

in 1981

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in 1981

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Barack Obama

in 1981

at: (

24.86666667,67.01666667

)

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in 1981

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Georges Simenon

in 1981

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Phil Collins

in 1981

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Rick James

in 1981

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Sylvester Stallone

with

Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay]

in 1981

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Tom Waits

with

Rickie Lee Jones

in 1981

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Steven Spielberg

in 1981

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World Trade Center

in 1981

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Joan Rivers

in 1981

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in 1981

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Duran Duran

in 1981

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Drew Barrymore

with

Steven Spielberg

in 1981

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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

in 1981

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Michael Jordan

in 1981

at: (

35.6411,-79.8431

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Dustin Hoffman

in 1981

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Joan Jett

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

46,2

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in 1981

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Siouxsie Sioux

in 1981

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Jacques Chirac

in 1981

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Celine Dion

with

Rene Angelil

in 1981

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Metallica

in 1981

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Boy George

in 1981

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in 1981

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Clint Eastwood

in 1981

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John Paul II

in 1981

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Philippe Noiret

with

Bertrand Tavernier

in 1981

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in 1981

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Jessica Lange

with

Sydney Pollack

in 1981

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Harrison Ford

in 1981

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Helmut Schmidt

with

Erich Honecker

in 1981

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Alain Delon

with

Jean-Paul Belmondo

in 1981

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Diego Maradona

in 1981

at: (

-8.766666667,-63.9

)

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with

in 1981

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Pierre Richard

in 1981

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White House Press Secretary

in 1981

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White House Press Secretary

in 1981

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Reagan

US Supreme Court Justice

in 1981

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White House Counsel

in 1981

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White House Chief of Staff

in 1981

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Invasion of Grenada (1983)

ended

in 1981

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Peru

National Resistance Army (guer

in 1981

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Uganda National Liberation Arm

Ugandan Bush War

in 1981

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Ugandan Bush War

in 1981

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Dan Quayle

got a new job as

US Senator

in 1981

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Ecuador

lost

Eritrean Liberation Front

in 1981

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lost

Second Eritrean Civil War

in 1981

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Dan Quayle

lost a job as

US Representative

in 1981

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Carolyn Forche

James Laughlin Award

in 1981

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Bill Granger

Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original

in 1981

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Ramona and Her Mother

National Book Award for Childrens Books (Fiction Hardcover)

in 1981

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Betsy Byars

National Book Award for Childrens Books (Fiction Hardcover)

in 1981

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Bill Cosby

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In Childrens Programming

in 1981

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Edward (Bud) T. Graham

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album Classical

in 1981

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Bob Marley

in 1981

" Money can't buy life ."

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started

in 1981

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Ugandan Bush War

started

in 1981

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Bob Hope

in 1981

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Walter Cronkite

in 1981

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Carlos Santana

with

Miles Davis

in 1981

at: (

40.66666667,-73.93333333

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Mick Jagger

in 1981

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Rod Stewart

in 1981

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Bernie Sanders

in 1981

at: (

44.0407,-72.7093

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Stevie Wonder

with

Michael Jackson

in 1981

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[Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat

with

Atari

in 1981

Pelé jouant au jeu Peles Soccersur un Atari 2600

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Jean Garon

with

Ren? L?vesque

in 1981

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Drew Carey

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

30.05,31.2333

)

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Jim Fanning

with

Bruce Froemming

in 1981

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George Miller

in 1981

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Depeche Mode

in 1981

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Pablo Escobar Gaviria

in 1981

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Francois Mitterrand

with

Serge Moati

in 1981

Jacques Attali, François Mitterrand et Serge Moati en studio, avant le débat Mitterrand-Giscard

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Al Pacino

in 1981

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Pablo Escobar Gaviria

in 1981

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Sean Penn

with

Tom Cruise

in 1981

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Alain Bashung

in 1981

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Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay]

in 1981

Muhammad Ali shows guests, including Sugar Ray Robinson, a magic trick during an outdoor party at the Los Angeles home of trainer Drew Bundini Brown in 1981.

at: (

34.05,-118.25

)

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Sylvester Stallone

with

in 1981

Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Pelé chillin' during the filming of Victory

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Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

in 1981

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Fanny Ardant

with

Francois Truffaut

in 1981

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Queen

in 1981

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

with

Fishing

in 1981

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John Kerry

in 1981

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Bjorn Borg

with

John McEnroe

in 1981

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Juventus F.C.

in 1981

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Jean Carmet

with

Louis De Funes

in 1981

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Honda Civic

in 1981

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in 1981

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Sally Field

in 1981

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John Hinckley Jr

in 1981

John Hinckley, Jr. outside Ford’s Theatre in Washington where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

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in 1981

During Queen's South America Tour

at: (

-34,-64

)

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Honda Civic

in 1981

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Michael Jackson

with

Diana Ross

in 1981

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with

Catherine Deneuve

in 1981

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Real Betis

in 1981

Esnaola, Bizcocho, Álex, Ortega, Peruena, Gordillo. Segundo, López, Rincón, Cardeñosa, Benitez.

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Walter Cronkite

in 1981

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Al Pacino

in 1981

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Jacques Villeneuve

with

Gilles Villeneuve

in 1981

at: (

60,-95

)

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Marvin Hagler

in 1981

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

in 1981

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Felix Leclerc

in 1981

Félix Leclerc à sa maison de l'Île d'Orléans

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with

Heineken

in 1981

Legendary Montreal

at: (

45.5,-73.566

)

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Gerard Depardieu

with

in 1981

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Johnny Carson

with

Betty White

in 1981

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Barbara Bach [Goldbach]

in 1981

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Ron Atkinson

with

Old Trafford, Manchester

in 1981

New Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson outside Old Trafford

at: (

53.466,-2.2333

)

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Sissy Spacek

in 1981

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Paul McCartney

in 1981

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Rowan Atkinson

with

Hugh Laurie

in 1981

Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson

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Margaret Thatcher

with

Diana Spencer

in 1981

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with

in 1981

at: (

40.764549,-73.983687

)

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with

Steve Rubell

in 1981

at: (

40.764549,-73.983687

)

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with

Fran Lebowitz

in 1981

at: (

40.764549,-73.983687

)

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Ricky Villa

in 1981

Tottenham's Ricky Villa lifts the FA Cup

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Ihor Kalynets

in 1981

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in 1981

Brooke Shields 1981 Interview About "Endless Love"

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in 1981

at: (

40.66666667,-73.93333333

)

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Tommy Hearns

in 1981

at: (

42.3333,-83.05

)

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Luis M. Arconada

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

40.66666667,-73.93333333

)

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David Letterman

with

Johnny Carson

in 1981

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in 1981

Pelé takes a break during the filming of Escape to Victory in 1981

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Carrie Fisher

in 1981

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Tom Cruise

in 1981

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Rick James

in 1981

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Bob Lemon

in 1981

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Elizabeth II

with

Marcus Serjeant

in 1981

A 17 year old Marcus Serjeant shoots six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II

at: (

51.5,-0.1333

)

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Duran Duran

in 1981

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

with

Bird on Money

in 1981

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Pablo Escobar Gaviria

in 1981

and family at Disney World

at: (

35.966,-83.95

)

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Ringo Starr

in 1981

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Boca Juniors

in 1981

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Dwayne The Rock Johnson

with

Rocky Johnson

in 1981

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his father Rocky Johnson.

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with

Bob Hope

in 1981

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Prince

with

Rick James

in 1981

and Prince's Manager the late Steve Fargnoli in the background - LA Times articles

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Prince

in 1981

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Nastassja Kinski

in 1981

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Garth Crooks

with

Ricky Villa

in 1981

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Gerard Depardieu

with

Ratusha Tower and Lviv City Hall

in 1981

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in 1981

at: (

49.85,24.016

)

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Maurice Gibb

with

Robin Gibb

in 1981

Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb et Barry Gibb des Bee Gees posent ici à Miami dans la propriété de Barry

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Sophie Marceau

in 1981

Sophie Marceau avec ses copines de lycée devant le HLM de ses parents à Gentilly

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Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay]

in 1981

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Michel Platini

in 1981

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Yousuf Karsh

in 1981

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Franco Baresi

with

A.C. Milan

in 1981

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Motley Crue

in 1981

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2

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Steve Norman

with

Martin Kemp

in 1981

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2

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Boy George

in 1981

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Gerard Depardieu

with

Yves Montand

in 1981

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2

744398

1

744398

0

744398

Tony Hadley

in 1981

741585

2

741585

1

741585

0

741585

Steve Buscemi

in 1981

at: (

40.66666667,-73.93333333

)

738258

2

738258

1

738258

0

738258

Martin OMalley

in 1981

745173

2

745173

1

745173

0

745173

Carole Bouquet

in 1981

740822

2

740822

1

740822

0

740822

Rand Paul

in 1981

745174

2

745174

1

745174

0

745174

Tom Cruise

in 1981

Actor Tom Cruise in 'Taps', his second film role

746710

2

746710

1

746710

0

746710